Tag: malaria

Many of the victims also had underlying medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, among others, the official added.

Malaria has remained a public health challenge.

In 2018, there were 213 million malaria cases and 360,000 related deaths in the African region, accounting for over 90 ...

Some of the information shared on platforms such as Whatsapp, Facebook, and other social media platforms are untrue and at ...

Malaria would take the highest allocation of $417. 8 million, followed by HIV with $329.1 million and Tuberculosis (TB), $143.5 ...

The prevalence of malaria remains a major concern among countries, international health organisations and donor partners.

Mr Nwoko, who is believed to be the second Nigerian to visit the region, mounted the Nigerian Flag at the ...

Nigeria, 18 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and India accounted for about 85 per cent of the global burden of ...

This activity will benefit all 3.1 million residents of Ebonyi, providing at a minimum one net for every two people ...

Some of Nigeria's health indices provide context to how dire the situation is in the country.

World leaders at the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) in ...

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria says that reaching its goal could help save 16 million lives ...

The House urged the Federal Ministry of Health to implement the National Malaria Treatment Policy and ensure that treatment of ...

Research shows that 1 in 4 of the deaths that occur in children under-five in Nigeria can be prevented with ...

The campaign is targeted to cover over 5.5 million children under five years of age in three African countries.

The organisation has released two documents focused on cancer and other global health challenges, with an emphasis on effective solutions.

The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria says it has reached 4.2 million people in the state.

Algeria is now the second African country after Mauritius to be officially recognized by the World Health Organisation as malaria-free.

A malaria-free certification proves a nation has interrupted ''indigenous transmission of the disease for at least three consecutive years.''

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, who was briefed on the efficacy of the drug.

"Thirty years in the making, RTS,S is the first and to date the only, vaccine that has demonstrated it can ...

Currently, Nigeria is the highest-burden country, accounting for 27 per cent of global malaria cases

“It is drug abuse and there is a greater chance of the parasite developing resistance to the drugs if it ...

The minister says TB now ranks as the ninth leading cause of death, ranking above AIDS.

The plan aims at reducing global rates of infections and deaths from malaria.